St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-23
THE LATEST NEWS.
Events of Importance at Home and
Abroad.

dent and Mrs. Cleveland to visit their city fc
the week beginning October 2.
Two hundred Irish-American and othe
citizens of St. Paul entertained at banque
the Earl of Aberdeen, ex-lord lieutenant o
Ireland who is on his way East from tn
Pacific coast.
The corporation counsel of New York cit
sent an opinion to the superintendent 9
police that restaurant keepers cannot law
fully sell liquors to their customers on Sun
days.
At St. Louis, Judge Noonan, of the Cour
OF Criminal Correction, discharged Josepl
Schnalder and others, arrested for violation
OF the Sunday law, on the ground that tn
old lawis imperative. This leaves the salool
question in st. Louis as it was before the re
peal of the law of 1857, and the saloons ma,
remain open on Sundays
The difficulty between the master mason
and bricklayers in Chicago has been practi
cally settled by the acceptance of the brick
layers of the report of the joint committee o
arbitration. The report is in the nature of {
compromise.
Seventy-five switchmen in the Burlington
and Missouri railroad yards, at Lincoln, Neb.
have struck against the appointment of 6
conductor as night master ofthe yards. They
claim that the appointment should have been
given to a yardman. 1t is said that nearly
all the places of the strikers have been filled
At saco, Me-, seventy weavers in the York
mills struck because one of their number was
discharged for putting on his hat and coat
before the bell struck.
Petroleum has been found near Nacog-
doches, Tex, and seven wells have been
bored. Nine barrels of oil from the wells
have been received at Nacogdoches.
McDougalks Logic & Co., dealers in paints
and oils at Montreal, have made an assign
ment. Liabilities, $3.50, ,OO0 assets nominally
the same
The captain of a fishing tug reports that a
pestilence prevails on Cockburn Island, in
Lake Huron. In one week nine deaths had
occurred in the little community, and the
disease was spreading. 1t is supposed the
malady is diphtheria.
Eight Italian miners have been imprisoned
in the Sturgeon River Mine at Metropolitan,
Mich, by rush of water, which prevented
their escape.
Miss Eunice Mckinney, were killed by light
ming while standing under tree during
thunderstorm at Palestine, Tex
Lynn Cooper, sixteen years of age was &C.
cidentally killed in Broome county, N. Y,
by the discharge OF pistol he was handling.
John D. Van Gorden, sixty-nine years of
age,was stung by bee on the wrist at Ding
mans Ferry, Pa, and died shortly after.
Jennie Dunham aged nineteen and her
nephew, aged eleven years, were drowned at
Rockland, Mass, by the upsetting of boat
John Short and James Huckiski were
fatally injured by the explosion of boiler
in the Excelsior mine at Oskaloosa Ia.
A telegraph pole at street corner in New
York, which was eaten away at the base,
fell, killing John McGary, aged thirteen
years.
A cistern factory in Milwaukee has been
burned, and Henry Bettenan, forty five years
of age, perished while trying to save his
tools.
A fire in the yard of B. & J. Godkind, at
Tonawanda, N. Y, destroyed 100000 feet
of pine lumber, causing loss of $4,000.
The spice and coffee mill of II. B. Newhall,
in East Saugus, Mass, was burned. Loss
$28,OoO.
At Galesburg, H., the jury in the case of
James Carroll, the last of the alleged Farm
ers and Mechanics Bank robbers, returneda
verdict of guilty, and fixed the punishment
at twelve years in the penitentiary.
As result of recent conference of man.
ayers of railways in Texas with the governor
of that State in reference to railroad rob-
berries. the governor will furnish the railroad
companies 800 commissions for men they are
to select and pay and transport without cost
to the State. By this arrangement from five
to ten guards will be placed on each through
train liable to attack. Besides this force the
regular ranger companies stationed on any
railroad line are subject to detail at mo-
ment's notice.
The freedom of the city of Edinburgh,
Scotland, has been conferred upon Mr. An
drew Carnegie, in recognition of his gift to
the city of $3.50, 600 with which to provide a
public library. The ceremony took place in
the council chamber. Mr.. James G. Blaine
was invited to be present and went to the
CITY hall and attempted to make his way into
the chamber. He was compelled to aban-
don the attempt. There is a great deal of |
Indignation manifested over the failure of
Mr.. Blaine to obtain admission to the coun-
Gil chamber. 1t appears that the occurrence
was brought about by official lack of
tact. Mr.. Blaine and Senator Hale ar
rived half an hour late. All the ap-
proaches to the council chamber were
crowded and the visitors had hard time
reaching the chamber door. When they
got there they found they were without
tickets. The janitor did not know them and
would not pass them in. Mr.. Carnegie was
at the time delivering his address. Mr..
Blaine sent a message to the provost stating
the situation. The provost waited until Mr..
Carnegie had finished his address before
sending orders for the admission of the dis
Americans. By this time both
Mr.. Blaine and Senator Hale had become
disguised and had retired. Mr.. Carnegie,
when he learned what had happened, be-
came very angry and would scarcely listen
TO the provost's apologies.